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(BN) Australia Overtakes U.S. in Per Capita C02 Emissions, Maplecroft Reports
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Australia Overtakes U.S. in Per Capita Carbon-Dioxide Emissions
Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) — Australia has overtaken the U.S. as the biggest emitter per person of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas blamed for global warming, according to a British risk analysis firm.
The average Australian contributes 20.58 tons of CO2 to the atmosphere each year to cool homes, drive cars and generate electricity with coal, the U.K.-based risk assessment company Maplecroft said today. The U.S. fell to second at 19.78 tons per inhabitant a year while Canada was third at 19.81 tons.
The ranking indicates how much more people in wealthier nations emit than those in large developing countries, a key argument used by China and India to push for emissions cuts in the U.S., Europe and Japan as the United Nations aims to write a climate-change treaty in Copenhagen in December.
The average Chinese person emits 4.5 tons of greenhouse gases a year and a typical Indian 1.16 tons, according to the survey. Because of populations in excess of 1 billion, the aggregate emissions of those two countries makes them the first and fourth-biggest emitters, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, which ranks the U.S. second and Russia third.
China and India argue that developed nations such as the U.S., Canada and Australia must cut emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels in 2020, and that poorer countries need room to raise their greenhouse gases to allow them to develop.
To contact the reporters on this story: Jeremy van Loon in Berlin at jvanloon@bloomberg.net Alex Morales in London at amorales2@bloomberg.net .
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79 Unique and Awesome Underwater Sculptures
Sculptures decorate landscapes, museums, and buildings, but water covers the majority of the Earth’s surface thus making it the world’s largest art gallery. The ocean is filled with mystery and an underwater sculpture park only heightens the intricate secrets hiding beneath the depths. Artificial reefs disguised as sculptures appear different each moment to a diver’s [...]
Modern Fireplaces from Planika
Planika is an Australian-European company whose main purpose is “to bring the primeval fire from before thousands of years to contemporary interiors”. Today we would like to present a few items from the “Fire Collection” designed by Arik Levy. Stylish and creative, these models are not just not just a great replacement for a fireplace, [...]
This is a post from the Freshome Magazine, who bring you the latest news in Interior Design, Decorating, Furniture and Architecture.
Light Hangers
The coat hanger in your hall way is probably the last thing you would think of investing in. However when the improvment is substantial, the change is definitely worth making. The “Alone” light hangers come from Daniele Trebbi for Palluco. Available in black, white and red, the circular hangers emit a soft wall light that [...]
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Shaquille O’Neal’s House in Miami
For those of you who are not basketball fans, Shaquille O’Neal or “Shaq” is a famous and very good American basketball player (he has won five NBA championships so far), but also an actor and a rapper. This is one of Shaq’s cribs located in Star Island, between Miami and Miami Beach. With gargantuan proportions, [...]
This is a post from the Freshome Magazine, who bring you the latest news in Interior Design, Decorating, Furniture and Architecture.